On This Day

Monday, September 21, 1981

Standings

AL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 25 16 .610 --
Red Sox 24 16 .600 0.5
Brewers 24 18 .571 1.5
Orioles 21 18 .538 3.0
Yankees 21 19 .525 3.5
Blue Jays 19 18 .514 4.0
Indians 19 22 .463 6.0

Games

AL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 22 18 .550 --
Athletics 19 18 .514 1.5
Twins 20 21 .488 2.5
Rangers 18 20 .474 3.0
White Sox 16 24 .400 6.0
Mariners 16 24 .400 6.0
Angels 13 25 .342 8.0

Games

NL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 22 17 .564 --
Expos 21 19 .525 1.5
Mets 20 20 .500 2.5
Cubs 17 21 .447 4.5
Phillies 17 22 .436 5.0
Pirates 16 24 .400 6.5

Games

NL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 26 14 .650 --
Reds 23 17 .575 3.0
Dodgers 22 18 .550 4.0
Giants 21 18 .538 4.5
Braves 20 19 .513 5.5
Padres 13 29 .310 14.0

Games

AL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 34 22 .607 --
Orioles 31 23 .574 2.0
Brewers 31 25 .554 3.0
Tigers 31 26 .544 3.5
Red Sox 30 26 .536 4.0
Indians 26 24 .520 5.0
Blue Jays 16 42 .276 19.0

AL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 37 23 .617 --
Rangers 33 22 .600 1.5
White Sox 31 22 .585 2.5
Angels 31 29 .517 6.0
Royals 20 30 .400 12.0
Mariners 21 36 .368 14.5
Twins 17 39 .304 18.0

NL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 34 21 .618 --
Cardinals 30 20 .600 1.5
Expos 30 25 .545 4.0
Pirates 25 23 .521 5.5
Mets 17 34 .333 15.0
Cubs 15 37 .288 17.5

NL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 36 21 .632 --
Reds 35 21 .625 0.5
Astros 28 29 .491 8.0
Braves 25 29 .463 9.5
Giants 27 32 .458 10.0
Padres 23 33 .411 12.5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cecil Cooper 3
1 Barry Evans 3
1 Kirk Gibson 3
1 Luis Salazar 3
1 Ron Washington 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harold Baines 1
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Jim Dwyer 1
1 Jim Morrison 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Stapleton 4
2 John Castino 2
2 Dave Engle 2
2 Joe Ferguson 2
2 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rick Manning 3
2 George Brett 2
2 Rodney Scott 2
2 John Wathan 2
5 15 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Carlton 2.00
2 Danny Darwin 1.17
3 Greg Harris 1.00
4 Joaquin Andujar 0.75
5 2 tied 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Dan Boitano 1
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 12
2 Danny Darwin 7
3 Greg Harris 6
4 Albert Williams 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Bench .355
2 Joel Youngblood .350
3 Bill Madlock .341
4 Carney Lansford .336
5 Rickey Henderson .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 27
2 Andre Dawson 23
3 Tony Armas 21
4 George Foster 20
4 2 others tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 79
2 Mike Schmidt 73
3 Tony Armas 69
4 Eddie Murray 68
5 Ben Oglivie 66

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 70
2 Rickey Henderson 47
3 Julio Cruz 43
4 Omar Moreno 36
5 Ron LeFlore 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rollie Fingers 1.15
2 Dave Righetti 1.75
3 Nolan Ryan 1.85
4 Rick Camp 1.92
5 Dan Quisenberry 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Martinez 13
1 Jack Morris 13
1 Fernando Valenzuela 13
1 Pete Vuckovich 13
5 3 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 162
2 Steve Carlton 159
3 Mario Soto 134
4 Nolan Ryan 120
5 Len Barker 112

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 26
2 Bruce Sutter 23
3 Rich Gossage 20
4 Neil Allen 17
4 Dan Quisenberry 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Murray .449
2 Garry Templeton .444
3 Mickey Rivers .431
4 Lance Parrish .410
5 Toby Harrah .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Morrison 5
1 Eddie Murray 5
3 Willie Aikens 4
3 Don Baylor 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 19
2 Gary Matthews 13
3 Von Hayes 12
3 Dwayne Murphy 12
3 Al Oliver 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rick Manning 9
2 Ron LeFlore 8
2 Willie Wilson 8
4 Toby Harrah 5
4 Lee Lacy 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 0.00
2 Joe Niekro 0.57
3 Jerry Reuss 0.67
4 Phil Niekro 0.81
5 Mike Scott 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 3
1 Dennis Leonard 3
1 Albert Williams 3
4 Jim Beattie 2
4 35 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 30
2 Bruce Berenyi 20
2 Charlie Hough 20
4 Bill Gullickson 19
5 Mario Soto 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Corbett 6
2 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Bruce Sutter 4
4 Joey McLaughlin 3
4 Dan Quisenberry 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alan Ashby .385
2 Mike Hargrove .381
3 Carney Lansford .378
4 Cecil Cooper .377
5 Kirk Gibson .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 9
2 Willie Aikens 7
2 Jack Clark 7
2 Andre Dawson 7
2 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 28
2 Gary Carter 26
3 Mike Schmidt 24
4 Bill Buckner 23
4 2 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 17
2 Rick Manning 15
3 Ron LeFlore 13
3 Willie Wilson 13
5 Omar Moreno 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Andersen 0.93
2 Steve Carlton 1.00
3 Jeff Reardon 1.08
4 John Denny 1.09
5 Fernando Valenzuela 1.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Denny 6
2 Dennis Martinez 5
2 Bob Ojeda 5
2 Pete Vuckovich 5
5 10 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 55
2 Bruce Berenyi 48
3 Fernando Valenzuela 47
4 John Denny 38
4 Ron Guidry 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 10
2 Bruce Sutter 9
3 Neil Allen 7
4 Doug Corbett 6
4 Dan Quisenberry 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rickey Henderson .334
2 Andre Dawson .331
3 Al Oliver .321
4 Cecil Cooper .320
5 Carney Lansford .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 35
2 Andre Dawson 26
3 Tony Armas 23
4 George Foster 22
4 2 others tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 85
1 Mike Schmidt 85
3 Eddie Murray 83
4 Ben Oglivie 78
5 Tony Armas 76

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 71
2 Rickey Henderson 63
3 Julio Cruz 47
4 Omar Moreno 43
5 Ron LeFlore 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fernando Valenzuela 2.20
2 Steve McCatty 2.23
3 Jerry Reuss 2.29
4 Steve Carlton 2.31
5 Joe Niekro 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 15
1 Fernando Valenzuela 15
3 Steve Carlton 14
3 Ron Guidry 14
3 2 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 182
2 Fernando Valenzuela 173
3 Mario Soto 152
4 Nolan Ryan 142
5 Len Barker 128

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 27
2 Bruce Sutter 25
3 Rich Gossage 24
4 Rick Camp 19
5 4 tied 17